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It is amazing how a longing to meet the Guru and the Almighty is expressed in the following Guru Shabad, it is the longing that steers the heart to the goal, it is the longing that procures due attention needed to fulfill its set up goal. With such high gravity of longing, Fifth Nanak pens down all emotions bottled up while walking on a longing triggered- path to see Guru and the Almighty Saint. Lets us enjoy with Guru how it is felt to be restless to see Him and His medium and how does this longing leads to satisfaction of something within which is in restlessness state.

ਮਾਝਮਹਲਾ੫ਚਉਪਦੇਘਰੁ੧॥ਮੇਰਾਮਨੁਲੋਚੈਗੁਰਦਰਸਨਤਾਈ॥ਬਿਲਪਕਰੇਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕਕੀਨਿਆਈ॥ਤ੍ਰਿਖਾਨਉਤਰੈਸਾਂਤਿਨਆਵੈਬਿਨੁਦਰਸਨਸੰਤਪਿਆਰੇਜੀਉ॥੧॥Mājẖ mėhlā 5 cẖa▫upḏe gẖar 1.Merā man locẖai gur ḏarsan ṯā▫ī.Bilap kare cẖāṯrik kī ni▫ā▫ī.Ŧarikẖā na uṯrai sāŉṯ na āvai bin ḏarsan sanṯ pi▫āre jī▫o. ||1|| Raag Majh, Bani of Fifth Nanak, Couplets,First HouseIn essence: I long to have Guru Sight, in longing of seeing Guru, my mind bewails like a thirsty song bird. In this situation, I have no peace at heart and my thirsty mind remains unquenched due to not having sight of my beloved Saint Guru.To know how swear is the longing; look at the metaphors used by Guru ji here. There is no peace, all is distracting misery loaded- shows around the soul, and it becomes restless like a thirsty cuckoo. Seeing Guru here is not a habit but a need loaded with sincere emotions. How does one become restless to see Guru? It is a simple realized truth which most of us lack. The reason behind the restlessness is an experienced fact and that is Guru’s miracle-filled enlightenment that pours the peace in to the heart. Look at our own longing for the Guru and the Almighty! We want to see Guru so we go to Gurdawara to see the Guru literally and we come back without any change with in us. Have we seen the Guru? If yes why is our behavior not changed? Why? Answer is “no we haven’t” because our minds are filled with other longings too. Seeing Guru has become our habit and habit doesn’t need any special attention. Guru says that without seeing Guru Saint, there is no peace and no sleep. Look at ourselves; we enjoy deep sound sleep every day without having any awareness of Guru Shabad. Guru talks about true longing and we enjoy habitual longing. ਗੁਰੂਦਾ ਦਰਸਨ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨ ਬੜੀ ਤਾਂਘ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਪਪੀਹਾ ਸ੍ਵਾਂਤੀ ਬੂੰਦ ਲਈਤਰਲੇ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ) ਪਪੀਹੇ ਵਾਂਗ (ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨ ਗੁਰੂ ਦੇ ਦਰਸਨ ਲਈ) ਤਰਲੇ ਲੈ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸੰਤ-ਗੁਰੂ ਦੇ ਦਰਸਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾ (ਦਰਸਨ ਦੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਆਤਮਕ) ਤ੍ਰੇਹ ਮਿਟਦੀ ਨਹੀਂ, ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਨੂੰ ਧੀਰਜ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਂਦੀ।੧।ਹਉਘੋਲੀਜੀਉਘੋਲਿਘੁਮਾਈਗੁਰਦਰਸਨਸੰਤਪਿਆਰੇਜੀਉ॥੧॥ਰਹਾਉ॥Ha▫o gẖolī jī▫o gẖol gẖumā▫ī gur ḏarsan sanṯ pi▫āre jī▫o. ||1|| rahā▫o.I sacrifice to the sight of beloved Saint Guru. (Pause) Seeing Guru brings peace in heart and that is the reason, the mind feels indebted to Guru repeatedly. It is an utter sincere feeling of gratitude towards Guru. Seeing Guru is just not having glance of Guru, it goes a way deep into the soul. It becomes vital.ਮੈਂ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸੰਤ-ਗੁਰੂ ਦੇ ਦਰਸਨ ਤੋਂ ਕੁਰਬਾਨ ਹਾਂ, ਸਦਕੇ ਹਾਂ।੧।ਰਹਾਉ।ਤੇਰਾਮੁਖੁਸੁਹਾਵਾਜੀਉਸਹਜਧੁਨਿਬਾਣੀ॥ਚਿਰੁਹੋਆਦੇਖੇਸਾਰਿੰਗਪਾਣੀ॥ਧੰਨੁਸੁਦੇਸੁਜਹਾਤੂੰਵਸਿਆਮੇਰੇਸਜਣਮੀਤਮੁਰਾਰੇਜੀਉ॥੨॥Ŧerā mukẖ suhāvā jī▫o sahj ḏẖun baṇī.Cẖir ho▫ā ḏekẖe sāringpāṇī.Ḏẖan so ḏes jahā ṯūŉ vasi▫ā mere sajaṇ mīṯ murāre jī▫o. ||2||In essence: Your beautiful face infuses peace within me and the sound of your words of praise of the Creator sends me in equipoise. It has been ages since I saw you Oh Almighty! Blessed is the place (heart) where you dwell in oh my dear Creator.Note. Some translators interpret “sarangpani as “song bird” it doesn’t sound correct, following examples explicitly defines its meaning as the Almighty 1 ਤਿਥੈ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਈਐਸਾਰਿੰਗਪਾਣੀ॥(SGGS1076)Ŧithai har ḏẖi▫ā▫ī▫ai sāringpāṇī.there he should meditate on the Lord of the Universe.ਮਃ 52. ਆਪੇ ਦਇਆ ਕਰੇ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਜਪੀਐਸਾਰਿੰਗਪਾਣੀ॥੩॥(SGGS1259)Āpe ḏa▫i▫ā kare sukẖ▫ḏāṯa japī▫ai sāringpāṇī. ||3||When the Giver of peace grants His Grace, the mortal being meditates on the Lord, the Life of the Universe. ||3||ਮਃ 3In all aspect, Guru is beautiful, Guru is pious and his divine words energize the soul to love the Lord because they convey true praise of Him. That is the wondrous part Guru plays. That is why the Guru and his advice are beautiful and through them the soul goes in equipoise. When mind is not centered at Guru, mind becomes toy in the hands of Maya. The absence of Guru in life leaves soul in miseries. Guru’s Sanctuary is missed dearly by those who have awareness of the Guru and his guidance. Since it has been a long time being in Guru Sanctuary; the beloved Creator is not seen or felt. One can feel how extremely soul misses Him.ਹੇਧਨੁਖ-ਧਾਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਜੀ! ਤੇਰਾ ਮੂੰਹ (ਤੇਰੇ ਮੂੰਹ ਦਾ ਦਰਸਨ) ਸੁਖ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੈ (ਠੰਢਪਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੈ) ਤੇਰੀ ਸਿਫ਼ਤਿ-ਸਾਲਾਹ (ਮੇਰੇ ਅੰਦਰ) ਆਤਮਕ ਅਡੋਲਤਾ ਦੀ ਲਹਰ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਦੀਹੈ। ਹੇ ਧਨੁਖ-ਧਾਰੀ! ਤੇਰੇ ਦਰਸਨ ਕੀਤਿਆਂ ਚਿਰ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। ਹੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਸੱਜਣ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ!ਹੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਮਿਤ੍ਰ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ! ਉਹ ਹਿਰਦਾ-ਦੇਸ ਭਾਗਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਵਿਚ ਤੂੰ (ਸਦਾ) ਵੱਸਦਾਹੈਂ।੨।ਹਉਘੋਲੀਹਉਘੋਲਿਘੁਮਾਈਗੁਰਸਜਣਮੀਤਮੁਰਾਰੇਜੀਉ॥੧॥ਰਹਾਉ॥Ha▫o gẖolī ha▫o gẖol gẖumā▫ī gur sajaṇ mīṯ murāre jī▫o. ||1|| rahā▫o.I sacrifice to you oh my Guru and my dear friend the Creator.(Pause)Stress is on a feeling that makes the heart joyous just by thinking about the Guru and the Almighty. So the mind shows gratitude towards the Guru and the beloved Almighty because both become parts of the goal.ਹੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਸੱਜਣ ਗੁਰੂ! ਹੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਮਿਤ੍ਰ-ਪ੍ਰਭੂ! ਮੈਂ ਤੈਥੋਂ ਕੁਰਬਾਨ ਹਾਂ, ਸਦਕੇ ਹਾਂ।੧।ਰਹਾਉ।ਇਕਘੜੀਨਮਿਲਤੇਤਾਕਲਿਜੁਗੁਹੋਤਾ॥ਹੁਣਿਕਦਿਮਿਲੀਐਪ੍ਰਿਅਤੁਧੁਭਗਵੰਤਾ॥ਮੋਹਿਰੈਣਿਨਵਿਹਾਵੈਨੀਦਨਆਵੈਬਿਨੁਦੇਖੇਗੁਰਦਰਬਾਰੇਜੀਉ॥੩॥Ik gẖaṛī na milṯe ṯā kalijug hoṯā.Huṇ kaḏ milī▫ai pari▫a ṯuḏẖ bẖagvanṯā.Mohi raiṇ na vihāvai nīḏ na āvai bin ḏekẖe gur ḏarbāre jī▫o. ||3||In essence: If I didnt meet you for a second, I had bad time, now when can I meet you oh my beloved Almighty? I cannot sleep and the night doesn’t pass without beholding Guru Congregation (because in there He is seen and felt). Gurdarbare represents a place where the Creator is praised together with inspiration of the Guru. Do we feel in that way about the place where He is praised? Please let’s ask ourselves. Look at the peak of bad effect on the soul being away from the Origin of it. Kalyug is known as bad time. We remain away from Him but we don’t feel it is bad time rather we feel we are having good time. Guru shares with us how it is felt with and without Him. When He is felt, it is good time and if not, it’s horrible. That is why then a strong desire is expressed to meet Him. It is exactly like fish rushing towards the water. Now try to realize how a longing becomes need.ਹੇਪਿਆਰੇ ਭਗਵਾਨ! ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਇਕ ਘੜੀ ਭਰ ਭੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਤਾਂ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾ ਦਾਕਲਿਜੁਗ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ (ਮੈਂ ਤੇਰੇ ਵਿਛੋੜੇ ਵਿਚ ਬਿਹਬਲ ਹਾਂ, ਦੱਸ ਹੁਣ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਮੈਂਕਦੋਂ ਮਿਲ ਸਕਾਂਗਾ। (ਹੇ ਭਾਈ! ਗੁਰੂ ਦੀ ਸਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾ ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਨਾਲ ਮਿਲਾਪ ਨਹੀਂਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ, ਤਾਹੀਏਂ) ਗੁਰੂ ਦੇ ਦਰਬਾਰ ਦਾ ਦਰਸਨ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾ ਮੇਰੀ (ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਦੀ)ਰਾਤ (ਸੌਖੀ) ਨਹੀਂ ਲੰਘਦੀ, ਮੇਰੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਂਦੀ।੩।ਹਉਘੋਲੀਜੀਉਘੋਲਿਘੁਮਾਈਤਿਸੁਸਚੇਗੁਰਦਰਬਾਰੇਜੀਉ॥੧॥ਰਹਾਉ॥Ha▫o gẖolī jī▫o gẖol gẖumā▫ī ṯis sacẖe gur ḏarbāre jī▫o. ||1|| rahā▫o. I sacrifice to the true congregation of the Guru (Pause)In real gratitude the soul sacrifices again and again to Guru Congregation because this place the Almighty is realized and felt within. Here mind stills. This becomes soul’s support.ਮੈਂ ਗੁਰੂ ਦੇ ਦਰਬਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਸਦਕੇ ਹਾਂ ਕੁਰਬਾਨ ਹਾਂ ਜੋ ਸਦਾ ਅਟੱਲ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੈ।੧।ਰਹਾਉ।ਭਾਗੁਹੋਆਗੁਰਿਸੰਤੁਮਿਲਾਇਆ॥ਪ੍ਰਭੁਅਬਿਨਾਸੀਘਰਮਹਿਪਾਇਆ॥ਸੇਵਕਰੀਪਲੁਚਸਾਨਵਿਛੁੜਾਜਨਨਾਨਕਦਾਸਤੁਮਾਰੇਜੀਉ॥੪॥Bẖāg ho▫ā gur sanṯ milā▫i▫ā.Parabẖ abẖināsī gẖar mėh pā▫i▫ā.Sev karī pal cẖasā na vicẖẖuṛā jan Nānak ḏās ṯumāre jī▫o. ||4||

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In Essence: I have become lucky because Guru has caused me to meet the Source of peace, the Creator. This way; I have found the immortal Lord within. Oh Master! Please bless your servant Nanak to serve you and kindly never let him be away from you for a moment, Note. Saint here is used for the Creator who brings peace to the soul. Some interpreters interpret “saint” for the Guru. Look at the following and see how Saint is also used for the Lord.ਹਮਰੋ ਭਰਤਾ ਬਡੋ ਬਿਬੇਕੀ ਆਪੇਸੰਤੁਕਹਾਵੈ ॥(SGGS476)Hamro bẖarṯā bado bibekī āpe sanṯ kahāvai.My Husband is the Great One of discriminating wisdom; He(Himself) is called a Saint.ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿਸੰਤੁਮਿਲਾਇਆ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਧਰਿ ਕੈ ਹਥੁ ॥( SGGS958)Saṯgur sanṯ milā▫i▫ā masṯak ḏẖar kai hath.The True Guru has united me with the Lord. He placed His hand on my forehead(Blessings).Besides, the Use of Guru as Gure with sihari [ ਗੁਰਿit suggests that itmeans Guru causes] before “Santt” shows that Guru Causes to meet the Saint (Almighty). The next Vak clears it further by suggesting how Guru caused to meet Him and where[ਪ੍ਰਭੁਅਬਿਨਾਸੀਘਰਮਹਿਪਾਇਆ]. As per dictionary and encyclopedia of AadGranth and Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha, “Santt means Guru and Almighty as well. So here in this context I disagree with Sant Singh Khalsa ji and S. Manmohan Singh ji and fully agree with Dr Sahib Singh Ji.Here the grace of Prabh ji is expressed. With His grace, soul turns to be lucky to meet Guru. Result is wonderful, Guru shows again the immortal Lord within. This moment is grabbed and the soul hangs on to it. It will serve as a servant of the Almighty and not for a moment it wants to be separated from Him.( Remember “Vissara Marr jao-M-1 )Who have experience of having union with Him; will not let any moment pass without His presence within and that becomes their destiny. Literally we just don’t want that due to our own affiliations with other stuff.ਮੇਰੇਭਾਗ ਜਾਗ ਪਏ ਹਨ, ਗੁਰੂ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਦਾ ਸੋਮਾ ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਮਿਲਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ (ਗੁਰੂਦੀ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ) ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਨੂੰ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਹਿਰਦੇ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਲੱਭ ਲਿਆ ਹੈ। ਹੇਦਾਸ ਨਾਨਕ! (ਆਖ-ਹੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ! ਮਿਹਰ ਕਰ) ਮੈਂ ਤੇਰੇ ਦਾਸਾਂ ਦੀ (ਨਿੱਤ) ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਦਾਰਹਾਂ, (ਤੇਰੇ ਦਾਸਾਂ ਤੋਂ) ਮੈਂ ਇਕ ਪਲ ਭਰ ਭੀ ਨਾਹ ਵਿੱਛੁੜਾਂ, ਇਕ ਚਸਾ-ਭਰ ਭੀ ਨਾਹਵਿੱਛੁੜਾਂ।੪।ਹਉਘੋਲੀਜੀਉਘੋਲਿਘੁਮਾਈਜਨਨਾਨਕਦਾਸਤੁਮਾਰੇਜੀਉ॥ਰਹਾਉ॥੧॥੮॥Ha▫o gẖolī jī▫o gẖol gẖumā▫ī jan Nānak ḏās ṯumāre jī▫o. Rahā▫o. ||1||8|| I Nanak your slave sacrifice to you. (Pause)Gratitude is expressed to the One who bestows His grace due to which Guru is met and eventually Guru caused to find Him with in. All credit goes to Him. ਦਾਸਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਸਦਕੇ ਹਾਂ ਕੁਰਬਾਨ ਹਾਂ।੧।ਰਹਾਉ। So first have a longing for the Guru and the Almighty then pursue it, results could be amazing. Even if doubt riddled mind tries it, chances are that doubts may be dispelled. One thing always to remember is to annul the intellect that could never be helpful in achieving union with the Almighty Lord, let it go along with the doubts. This Guru Shabad is all about being away from Guru Shabad which also means being away from the Creator. Its magnificent cry leads to the ultimate truth, the Creator. Nothing is physical. Why it is said in the Shabad “your face infuses peace ( Tera Mukh Suhava jio)? It is revisiting. If we recall being sitting among flowers, our souls will revisit that fragrance they had while being close to the flowers. That also indicates the environment where mind goes in to equipoise. If that longing doesn’t exist in the mind, soul will remain a toy in the hands of its wrong environments also called Maya in Gurbani.

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ਤਪਿਤਪਿਲੁਹਿਲੁਹਿਹਾਥਮਰੋਰਉ॥ਬਾਵਲਿਹੋਈਸੋਸਹੁਲੋਰਉ॥ਤੈਸਹਿਮਨਮਹਿਕੀਆਰੋਸੁ॥ਮੁਝੁਅਵਗਨਸਹਨਾਹੀਦੋਸੁ॥੧॥Ŧap ṯap luhi luhi hāth marora▫o.Bāval ho▫ī so saho lora▫o.Ŧai sėh man mėh kī▫ā ros.Mujẖ avgan sah nāhī ḏos. ||1||In essence: As being in extreme anxiety I wring my hands and being crazy for you I seek you oh my Husband Lord. Are you angry with me my Husband lord?( But I know ) I have no quality and you are beyond faults.

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pk70 ji, I totally agree with you.Gurbani made it clear that longing or yearning for Lord is what we need ( with guidance from Guru). But how do we get this yearning?
Some gursikhs say they are filled with love and longing for Lord right when they start nitnem or listening to kirtan. Others say they experience this longing even when they are doing everyday`s work (they see Creator in His creation all the time and look at this mortal world like a play going on within His Hukam).
Still there are some others who feel that even though they are doing full rehat and nitnem, they don`t feel love for Lord. They fear Him, but no longing comes into mind. They keep on doing it like they are doing a duty.
All the people are at different levels of spituality. Latter ones are in Saram realm. They are doing effort. They are shaping themselves into new ones with effort (of course waiting for His grace to be in Karam(grace) realm).
Thanks

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pk70 ji, I totally agree with you. Gurbani made it clear that longing or yearning for Lord is what we need ( with guidance from Guru). But how do we get this yearning?
Some gursikhs say they are filled with love and longing for Lord right when they start nitnem or listening to kirtan. Others say they experience this longing even when they are doing everyday`s work (they see Creator in His creation all the time and look at this mortal world like a play going on within His Hukam).
Still there are some others who feel that even though they are doing full rehat and nitnem, they don`t feel love for Lord. They fear Him, but no longing comes into mind. They keep on doing it like they are doing a duty.
All the people are at different levels of spituality. Latter ones are in Saram realm. They are doing effort. They are shaping themselves into new ones with effort (of course waiting for His grace to be in Karam(grace) realm).
Thanks

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I concur.
When that longing comes, all longings are ceased, faith in His Hukam and His Grace are fortified with this longing, its like having dark clouds all over the sky, and the rain is hoped.
For example I have it but it is tainted, I can see it. Remember once you wrote " after reading a Shabad, it was like hearing "unhad", Same thing happens then, take it as the beginning of its perception, nothing wrong can be crept in.

Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:My eyes have been purified, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, and touching my forehead to the dust of His feet.With joy and happiness, I sing the Glorious Praises of my Lord and Master; the Lord of the World abides within my heart. ||1||

O Lord of supreme ecstasy and blissful form, Your Word is so beautiful, so drenched with Nectar.With the Lord's lotus feet enshrined in his heart, Nanak has tied the Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, to the hem of his robe. ||2||7||38||

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